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Everyone Feels Happy Sometimes

by Cari Meister
24p. 978-1-40485-754-4.
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K-Gr 2 Rachel is upset because her dog is sick ("Sad"), but when her parents step in to help, she starts to feel better. Josh's heart pounds when he hears thunder ("Scared"), but he's reassured by his mom. Each of these books offers solutions for coping with several difficult situations, and colorful, computer-generated illustrations portray close-up facial expressions and body language that leave no doubt about the feelings being experienced. The techniques of showing and describing the physicality of these most basic of human emotions are directed at the youngest of readers and may also help developmentally challenged children understand and validate their feelings. End pages summarize the coping mechanisms described in the narratives. This is not a standout series, but it may be a useful additional purchase for elementary mental-health collections. Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
This series takes characters through situations that readers themselves may experience, along with associated emotions and physical manifestations of the feelings (e.g., "Aaron wins first place in the spelling bee. His smile is really big"). Though their purpose-driven agenda is evident, the books do a decent job portraying the events. Digital illustrations convey the title emotions without much fanfare. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Everyone Has Feelings titles: Everyone Feels Sad Sometimes, Everyone Feels Angry Sometimes, and Everyone Feels Happy Sometimes.

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